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Nurturing Young Leaders in India to become globally

competitive and contribute towards Nation - Building.

Creating a forum of choice for Young Leaders to- Achieve Professional Excellence

-Act as change agents for inclusive and sustainable

development

Mrs. Manju Sood, ED-Bombay chamber, Ms. Devita Saraf,

Founder-Chairperson, YBF, Mr. John Abraham, Mr. Ranjit

Sahani, President-Bombay Chamber and Vice Chairman and

MD- Novartis India Ltd., Mr. Monteksingh Ahluwalia,

Chairman, Planning Commission, GoI

Launched at the hands of a

charismatic youth icon, Mr. John

Abraham on 21st September, 2007.

The Young Bombay Forum (YBF) is

the Bombay Chamber’s response to

the emergence of young leaders in

various spheres of business. The

Forum is a youth wing of BombayChamber seeks to harness the

energy and leadership potential

inherent in its membership by

encouraging participation in

developmental and leadership

activities, offering mentoring

opportunities and creating a

framework for networking outside

industry fora.



Structure

FORUMISCHAIREDBYRENOWNED

BUSINESSICONS 3

BombayChamber -Young

Bombay Forum

Leadership

DevelopmentGroup

ProfessionalDevelopment Group

Social DevelopmentGroup

Chairman:- Jaideep Devare

Co-Chairman:- Manoj Kumar

Chairman:- Anup Das

Co-Chairman:- Randhir Sawant

Chairman:- Akalpit Gupte

Co-Chairman:- Huzaifa Khorakiwala

Chairman:- Ashith Kampani

Co-Chairman:- Anup Das



Leadership Development Group -Activities

A. Eight Weeks Programme

B. LECTURE SERIES

1. Leadership Requisites 2020 by Mr. Sajjan Jindal, Vice Chairman & MD,JSW –Participants were

told how during the tough times, when no one had faith on Mr. Jindal’s business plans for growth

and expansion, it was sheer grit and passion for achieving success that kept him going. His sharing

of the belief that along with business, it was important to care for families of workers and give them

stable housing, education opportunities convinced all to have a balance between professional and

personal life.

2. India Leadership Lecture Series by Mr. Kewal Handa,MD & CEO,Pfizer India Ltd. - Explainingthe concept of Thought Leadership, Mr. Handa emphasized that in today’s era needs leader who

sacrifice for other great icons to transform into great leaders. Stating various reasons of economic

turmoil, he asked the youngsters to use the downturn to come out on top.

3. Sleeves Rolled Up………Learnings on Job by Mr. Bhargav Dasgupta, MD & CEO, ICICI

Lombard General Insurance Co. - Learning starts from birth and continues till death. Mr. Dasgupta

shared his thoughts by aiming on the learning in management and the learning in leadership. He

brought into limelight the key lessons in management which comprises of “strategy” but is not

Topics SpeakersMaking Sense Out of Leadership Mr. Ranjit Shahani, Vice Chairman & MD,

Novartis India Ltd

Strategies for Enhancing Executive Influence Mr. P. Kishore, MD, Everonn Systems

Developing Strategic Thinking and Achieveing a

Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Mr. Daljit Singh,COO, Fortis Health Care

Understanding the Competitive Dynamics of your

Industry

Mr. Homi Khusrokhan,MD, Tata Chemicals

Managing People for Maximum Performance Mr. Yateesh Prahlad, Head HR, GoAir

Managing the Human Side of the Organisation Mr. Alex Rajan,Director HR, Wyeth

Developing Creative Growth Strategies Mr. Gautam Vir,MD, Development Credit Bank

Organisational Structuring for Enhancing Performance

Building Organisation

Mr. Puneet Chadha,MD,SME Banking, HSBC

India



executed or implemented properly, thus becoming root of every problem. Further creating the right

team and empowering them, shall ultimately result in execution, which is the need of the hour. 4. Change Your Thoughts and You Change Your World - Change Management by Mr. R.

Mukundan, MD, Tata Chemicals - Explaining the fundamentals of why change is needed the

discussion was around three hypothesis which are i) Leaders have no choice but to change

constantly. ii) One cannot change if he is not convinced and passionate about it. iii) As leaders, you

need to nurture future leaders.

5. The Challenge of Fast Changing Consumers by Mr. Shipad Nadkarni, Founder Director

Market Gate Consulting- The Session described the process of change in Indian consumer over a

period and how does one address the issue of this fast changing consumer. To design a strategy,

the key question to be asked is “who are we here for”? Marketers should understand consumer

and their cultural context. Comparing the culture of east and west he said that the west

emphasizes on individualism and not collectivism whereas east believes in that your own action

determines your destiny.

B. Secrets of Executive

Development

C. Enhancing Personal

Effectiveness

FUN WITH LEARN

Professional Development Group -Activities TRAINING PROGRAMMES

“Young Leaders Conclave” June 8, 2010 organized by

Young Bombay Forum with an objective to gain insights into factors impacting success, which inspires

young leaders in their own journey of achieving excellence. The Conclave was designed in two parts. It was

Inaugurated by Mr. Bharat Doshi, President, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chairman, M &

M Financial Services Ltd.

1. Capturing insights into Factors impacting

Success: What does it take to be Young Leader &

Perspective for the Future?

Mr. Ravi Kiran, CEO, South Asia and Emerging Market

Leader- Specialist Solutions at Starcom Media Vest

Group



Ms. Priya Kumar, Corporate Trainer and the CEO & Chief Facilitator of Priya Kumar's Training Systems.

Ms. Ashni Biyani, Design Manager, Future Group

2. A Panel Discussion: How young

Leaders can Help Sustain India’s Growth

in the next Decade?

3.

Moderated by Ms. Shaili Chopra, News

Anchor & Senior Editor, ET NOW,addressed by Jaideep Devare, M.D.

Mahindra Ins. Brokers Ltd.

Mr. Rahul Bose, Film Actor and Activist.

Ms. Apurva Purohit, CEO, Radio City

91.1 (FM).

Ms. Devita Saraf, CEO, Vu Technologies.

Mr. Saugata Gupta CEO, Consumer

Product Division, Marico India.

Social Development

YBF supported an initiative Bhavishya-Yaan of VIDYA

an NGO in the year 2012 Bhavishya-Yaan is a

programme that fast-tracks the education of regional

municipal school students by aiding them with

Spoken English skills, computer skills and life skills.

Total of 720 students that is 120 from each of the

affiliated six municipal schools benefitted from this

programme which aims at creating better

employment avenues and equipping students forhigher education. YBF supported this programme.



Key Objectives

Gaining insights on youth’s

opinion about life in Mumbai city

work life as well as beyond work

life.

To gauge awareness about the

youth towards YBF and inclination

to opt for its membership.

To gain knowledge on youth’s

membership and participation in

activities of Bombay Chamber.

Sampling A total of 1004 respondents across more

than 560 companies spread across

locations, gender and socio-economic class

were interviewed.

As part of Young Bombay

Forum development initiatives,

it was decided to identify the

broader issues faced by the

young working youth in

Mumbai. YBF Approached

IMRB International to conduct

a study to understand the

gamut of issues facing young

working individuals employed

across small, medium and large

organizations in Mumbai.

Launched by …………..

1. Mr. Uday Khanna, President Bombay Chamber and Chairman, Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd.

2. Mr. Ashith Kampani, Chairman, YBF and CosmicMandela15 Securities

3. Dr. Jaideep Devare, MD, Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd.

4. Ms. Shalini Kamath, MD and Head of Corporate Communication and HR, Ambit Capital

5. Mr. Anil Salvi, Group Head-Human Resources & Administration, J M Financial Consultants

Pvt. Ltd.

6. Mr. Vikas Gadre, Executive Director, Bombay Chamber



STRENGTHENING YOUNG BOMBAY FORUM

Young Bombay Forum is a melting point for youth, join YBF asmembers. Youth icons with magnetic personalities will be invited to

be part of YBF.

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